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June 13, 2016 Deputy West met with a complainant on CR 445 in Lincoln. She reported that she was missing a black cow and a tan bull. A report was taken and investigation continues at this time. More...

Mary E. “Beth” Gest, 87 of the Gay Hill Community, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Round Rock. Graveside services were held on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the Gest Family Cemetery in the Gay Hill Community with Rev. More...

Graveside services for Rose Laborde, 83, of Austin, Texas, were held Sunday, June 19, 2016 at Germania Cemetery in Lexington. Rose Marie Laborde passed away peacefully on June 15, 2016 in Austin, Texas, following a long illness. More...

Services for Yvonne Yount, 80 of Rockdale were held Friday, June 17, 2016 in Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale. Burial was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale. Dr. Andy Pate of First Christian Church in Rockdale officiated. More...

On Wednesday, June 15, two men were arrested in Giddings. According to the Giddings Police, at 9:20 pm, Officer Graham Carter pulled over 31 year old Daniel Bailey of Austin, and his passenger Alex Cokley 38, of Austin, on a traffic stop. More...

At 9:00 pm on Thursday, June 16, Giddings police officers were dispatched to 2050 E Austin for a suspicious person. Upon arrival, Officer Graham Carter found a woman identified as Elizabeth Henry, 36, of Houston, inside a bus. More...

The Lexington Independent School District Board of Trustees and I joined trustees and administrators from across the state at the Texas Association of School Boards’ (TASB) Summer Leadership Institute June 16-18 in San Antonio. More...

Of course I am going to write about the Orlando shootings. Here is my primary response. No one deserves to die because they are different. To say otherwise is to stand with Hitler and all the other Haters of History. It is also Stupid. More...

The New Sweden Lutheran Church, 12809 New Sweden Church Road, Manor, TX, will have their annual God and Country Event (July 4th celebration) on Sunday, June 26, 2016. The event begins at 5:00 p.m. More...

The Lexington boys basketball team attended the TABC (Texas Association of Basketball Coaches) Camp of Champs at Southwestern Unversity in Georgetown June 18 – 20. There were 250 campers and 26 teams from all classifications state wide. More...

The Lee County Leagues will begin the Little League playoffs with the ultimate goal of a trip to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The local District 13 tourneys are completed. More...